(c) he or she has been ordinarily resident in The Gambia for the five years immediately preceding the election; (d) he or she has completed senior secondary school education; and (e) he or she is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly. (2) A person who holds the citizenship or nationality of a country other than The Gambia, shall not be qualified for election as President . (3) A person who, while holding public office in The Gambia has been- (a) compulsorily retired, terminated or dismissed from such office, or has been found guilty of any criminal offence by any court or tribunal established by law; or has been found liable for misconduct, negligence, corruption or improper behaviour by any commission or committee of inquiry established by law shall not be qualified for election as President. (b) (c) Tenure of office 63 Of President (1) 6 of 2001 (2) (3) (4) The term of office of an elected President shall, subject to subsection (3) and (6), be for a term of five years; and the person elected President shall before assuming office take the prescribed oaths. The person elected President shall assume office sixty days following the day of his or her election, and in any case where the candidature of a person contesting the election is unopposed, such candidate shall be declared unopposed and elected to the office of the President on the day following the making of such declaration. A person elected as President may at any time during his term of office be removed from office if a no confidence motion is passed in the National Assembly supported by two thirds of the members of the National Assembly. where a no confidence motion is passed in accordance with subsection (3), the speaker shall request the Independent Electoral

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